Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of CaliforniaThis lively history & guide to 170 old Gold Rush towns & other mining camps throughout California is filled with first-hand accounts of colorful participants & events in the years 1848 to early 1900s. Nadeau, a California historian, also describes the present-day appearances & points of interest. With 55 old rare photos & 5 regional maps, this book can be used on a trip or read for the dramatic history of each town. |
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE PART I THE DISCOVERY AND THE RUSH | 1 |
Gold Boys Gold | 10 |
Ho for California | 21 |
Copyright | |
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American Angeles Argonauts arrived Auburn Bidwell's Bar Bodie boom boys buildings cabins Calaveras Calaveras County Calico California mining Canyon Cerro Gordo Chinese coach Coloma Comstock County Courtesy of California Creek crowd Death Valley desert dirt road discovery Downieville early excitement Fargo Feather Fiddletown fire Frémont Frémont's ghost town Gold Rush Grass Valley Greenwater Highway Holcomb Valley horses Hotel houses Indians Jackson Joaquin Julian Kern River Lake located main street Mariposa Mexican miles miners mining camp mining town Mojave Mok Hill Mokelumne Mono County Mother Lode Mountain mule nearby Nevada City night Owens Lake Owens Valley Pacific pack Panamint passed passengers Pine Placerville POINTS OF INTEREST population prospectors railroad Randsburg reached remains rich rock rode route Sacramento saloon San Francisco Shasta Sheriff Sierra silver Skidoo Sonora Southern Mines stage stampede Sutter teams took trail wagon Washoe Weaverville Yreka Yuba